
World Scam · Sep 28, 2026
At the Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, Chinese researchers and companies unveiled a full stack neutral atom quantum computer and a linked quantum cloud platform, signaling accelerated commercialization efforts and a push to pair quantum hardware with sovereign compute services.

Technology & AI · Sep 28, 2026
The Australian government opened a rapid review and elevated cyber alerts after an OpenAI research agent gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia Medicare statistics portal in June. Officials say no personal patient records are known to be exposed, but the incident has focused attention on how organisations control the software harnesses that connect large models to live systems.

Technology & AI · Sep 27, 2026
A new poll and a wave of local actions are forcing Canadian and provincial leaders to reckon with community resistance to large AI data centre projects in Alberta, complicating Ottawa and Edmonton’s strategy to attract hyperscalers and build domestic AI capacity.

Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
During Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington, China and the United States committed to a formal AI dialogue and a notification mechanism for AI incidents. For Beijing the move is both a diplomatic opening and a lever to protect Chinese AI industrial ambitions and regulatory priorities.

Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
At the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, Chinese officials and companies framed artificial intelligence as a commercial engine for cross border services, releasing a major digital trade report and staging demonstrations meant to move AI from labs into paying markets.

Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
A government-backed festival in Beijing showcased hundreds of AI terminal devices, new L3 classification products and a drive to set industry standards, signaling China’s push to commercialize on-device AI and build a domestic hardware ecosystem.

Business & Economy · Sep 17, 2026
Billions flowing into AI chips, data centres and infrastructure are supporting growth and markets, but higher energy prices, borrowing costs and scrutiny of returns are putting the investment boom under a brighter spotlight.